The Best And Worst Of WWF Raw Is War 6/2/97: El Cid

Previously on the Best and Worst of WWF Raw is War: Can Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold Steve Austin coexist? No. But also yes, as they’re able to defeat the British Bulldog and Owen Hart for the WWF Tag Team Championship. But now that they’re tag champs, can they coexist? Probably not! But also yes!

“…so we’ve only got six days left before Hunter Hearst Helmsley stops being the punished Kliq guy who always loses and becomes a rising star that spends … well, the next 20 years rising. Pretty sure that dude’s still rising.”

Wow, I honestly didnf think Sid came back at all after that no show. I guess the fact he was aggressively jobbed out in a brief return is probably why. At least no one told him he should try to be more exciting and do some more top rope moves…yet.

Yeah, wow, I don’t remember his return AT ALL. From the sound of it, he shouldn’t have bothered. That’s consistent of the WWF/WWE then and now; you annoy the piss out of them or wrong them in some way, you will be buried.

Kudos on the Super Soaker GIF. Mosh looks he is actually getting ready to properly use a Super Soaker and Thrasher looks like someone excited by the thought of 1997 Sunny and a properly used Super Soaker.

JR is so good at lowering his voice & making the audience feel an emotional connection with stuff like “you’re very well read, aren’t you?” It’s unbelievable that JR has been off TV for nearly a decade now & they still haven’t found anyone to replace him. The current announce crew is fine, but WWE has clearly prioritized “sound like you want to be on SportsCenter” and “repeats what Vince tells them in their earpiece” over helping the audience build an emotional connection with the talent.

Also, when is Mick going to pass the mask down to a younger guy (Sami) for a big match?

I think it’s actually the biggest flaw in the product, which goes hand-in-hand with Brandon’s constant “show your work” criticism.

It’s all about Vince talking points. As if calling a guy “The Premiere Athlete” is better than showing him doing anything more than chinlocks. Or talking up some big streak that doesn’t mean anything to anyone but the people in the back who decided it does.

Everyone outside Corey Graves is completely lost. And yes, I know how hard of a job it must be to work in that environment, go along with all the reads and the constant live notes you’re getting in your earpiece, but that over-producing is where this problem stems from. Nothing they say resonates or means anything.